Environmental aspect of solid waste technology

Various types of waste have been generated during the 50-year history of the Hanford Site. This paper describes a system for the treatment, storage, and disposal of solid radioactive waste. Waste disposal criteria must be met before landfilling or disposing of a waste. In Washington State, the disposal criteria for RMW are very strict. Few RMWs currently meet the disposal criteria; therefore, these wastes must be stored until treatment is available to condition the waste for disposal. The Central Waste Complex (CWC) is designed to provide interim and long-term storage of RMW. When completed, the CWC will have the capacity to store more than 75,000 55-gal drums of waste.